Harrisburg police have increased patrols in the Midtown and Uptown areas in response to an increase in break-ins and robberies.But the bump in crime hasn't discouraged visitors.The Midtown Cinema is very busy, and so are restaurants and many shops in the area."It's a nice area of Harrisburg. I've been coming here for years and years and I'll keep coming," Mike Hillegas, of Camp Hill, said."No, I don't have any worries about that at all. It's well lit up. Nice people come to the place and the restaurant across the street," Bruce Fields, of Susquehanna Township, said.While there's been a recent increase in crime in Midtown and Uptown, police said violent crime in the city is well below last year's levels.

HARRISBURG, Pa. —

Harrisburg police have increased patrols in the Midtown and Uptown areas in response to an increase in break-ins and robberies.

But the bump in crime hasn't discouraged visitors.

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The Midtown Cinema is very busy, and so are restaurants and many shops in the area.

"It's a nice area of Harrisburg. I've been coming here for years and years and I'll keep coming," Mike Hillegas, of Camp Hill, said.

"No, I don't have any worries about that at all. It's well lit up. Nice people come to the place and the restaurant across the street," Bruce Fields, of Susquehanna Township, said.

While there's been a recent increase in crime in Midtown and Uptown, police said violent crime in the city is well below last year's levels.